Anemia, Sickle Cell - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

MRI abnormalities of the brain in one-year-old children with sickle cell anemia.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Sickle cell anemia (SCA) frequently results in damage to the central nervous system (CNS), but the age of onset of these effects is uncertain. We performed MRI examinations of the brain in infants with SCA, who were evaluated as part of ... Read more...

A critical assessment of transcranial doppler screening rates in a large pediatric sickle cell center: opportunities to improve healthcare quality.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) has been demonstrated to be a powerful predictor of stroke risk due to sickle cell disease (SCD) in pediatric populations. Little is known about how this healthcare innovation has disseminated into ... Read more...

Coinheritance of sickle cell anemia and hereditary spherocytosis.

29 Sep 2008 To date only three siblings with coinheritance of sickle cell anemia (SCA) and hereditary spherocytosis (HS) have been reported. We here describe a 17-year-old boy who experienced episodes of hemolysis and had a large spleen. The diagnosis of SCA ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Anemia, Sickle Cell'

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• MRI abnormalities of the brain in one-year-old children with sickle cell anemia. 30 Oct 2008
• A critical assessment of transcranial doppler screening rates in a large pediatric sickle cell center: opportunities to improve healthcare quality. 30 Oct 2008
• MRI abnormalities in infants with sickle cell anemia-indication for preemptive therapy? 30 Oct 2008
• Use of hydroxyurea from childhood to adult age in sickle cell disease: semen analysis. 30 Oct 2008
• Coinheritance of sickle cell anemia and hereditary spherocytosis. 29 Sep 2008
• Chronic multifocal osteomyelitis due to Clostridium difficile in an adolescent with sickle cell anemia. 29 Sep 2008
• A case report of concomitant paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria and sickle cell disease. 29 Sep 2008
• UGT1A1 promoter polymorphisms and the development of hyperbilirubinemia and gallbladder disease in children with sickle cell anemia. 29 Sep 2008
• Venous sinus thrombosis leading to stroke in a patient with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea and high hemoglobin levels: treatment with thrombolysis. 29 Sep 2008
• Sickle cell disease, a benign cause of numb chin syndrome. 29 Sep 2008
• Surgical and obstetric outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease. 29 Sep 2008
• Beware of transfusions and hyperhaemolysis. 29 Sep 2008
• Malarial chemoprophylaxis. 29 Sep 2008
• Palliative care. 29 Sep 2008
• Primary or secondary care? 29 Sep 2008
• Management of sickle cell disease. 6 Sep 2008
• Day hospital versus inpatient management of uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crises in children with sickle cell disease. 30 Aug 2008
• Day hospital versus inpatient management: An economic initiative of a pediatric center, examplified on uncomplicated vaso-occlusive crises of children with sickle cell disease. 30 Aug 2008
• Pilot study of continuous co-infusion of morphine and naloxone in children with sickle cell pain crisis. 30 Aug 2008
• Hydroxyurea therapy lowers circulating DNA levels in sickle cell anemia. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Anemia, Sickle Cell'

Definition: A disease characterized by chronic hemolytic anemia, episodic painful crises, and pathologic involvement of many organs. It is the clinical expression of homozygosity for hemoglobin S.

Descriptor UI: D000755

Alternative terms: Anemia, Sickle Cell; Hemoglobin S Disease; Disease, Hemoglobin S; Diseases, Hemoglobin S; Hemoglobin S Diseases; Sickle Cell Anemia; Anemias, Sickle Cell; Sickle Cell Anemias;

Related Mesh Headings: Antisickling Agents;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C15.378.071.141.150.150; C15.378.420.155; C16.320.070.150; C16.320.365.155;

Technical Notes: PL 92-294: Natl Sickle Cell Anemia Control Act; sickle cell dis goes here unless specifically HEMOGLOBIN SC DISEASE or HEMOGLOBIN C DISEASE or SICKLE CELL TRAIT or THALASSEMIA; /drug ther: consider also ANTISICKLING AGENTS